Mr. Seashell's Legacy Lives On

Hugh Porter was known as

• Mr. Legacy

• Mr. Seashell

• Mr. Whelk

• Mr. Sea Grant

Hugh Porter was born in

• North Carolina

• Morehead City

• Pennsylvannia

• Ohio

In 1956 he earned a master's degree from University of Delaware in

• marine science

• biology

• oceanography

• botany

IMS stands for

• Institute of Marine Sciences

• Institute of Marine Shells

• Institute of Marine Schools

• Institute of Marine Sea

_____________ provides educators with the information needed to extend those moments of fascination into in-depth science inquiry

He published two books that were about shells in

• Florida

• South Carolina

• Pennsylvannia

• North Carolina

Mr. Porter's mollusk collection is now housed at

• The NC Museum of Natural Sciences

• Marbles Museum in Raleigh

• The NC Museum of Life Science

• The NC Museum of Fish

Porter's passion for mollusks also crossed into his personal life. He and his wife were founding members of the

• NC Shell Club

• NC Seaside Club

• NC Sea Star Club

• NC Shell Book Club

The North Carolina state sea shell is called the

• banded tulip

• caribbean helmet

• scotch bonnet

• knobbed whelk

Mr. Porter passed away December 11, 2014 and had lived most of his live in

• Chapel Hill

• Morehead City

• Outer Banks

• Emerald Isle